Faculty Qualification Requirements

Faculty teaching graduate level courses must possess:

1. Earned doctorate/terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline or
2. Equivalent professional/experiential qualifications or
3. Equivalent combination of education and professional experience

Faculty teaching undergraduate level courses must possess:

1. Earned doctorate or master’s degree in the teaching discipline or
2. Earned master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline or
3. Equivalent professional/experiential qualifications or
4. Equivalent combination of education and professional experience

Faculty teaching High School Academic Program courses must possess:

1. Earned doctorate, master’s, or bachelor’s degree in the teaching discipline or
2. Earned bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 24 semester hours in the teaching discipline

Faculty teaching high school level arts courses must possess:

1. Earned doctorate, master’s, or bachelor’s degree in the teaching discipline or
2. Earned bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 24 semester hours in the teaching discipline or
3. Equivalent professional/experiential qualifications or
4. Equivalent combination of education and professional experience